Stanley eeynolds



(No Modelu.)

S. REYNOLDS.

BURIAL GASKET FASTEN-R.

Patented July 15,1884.

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srANLEY'EEYNOLDs, OE EOOHEsrEE, NEw YORK.

l BAU RIAL-CASKET FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part i' Letters V'Pa'tent* No. '302,159, dated July 15, 1884. .Application filed 'January 12, 1884. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom/t may concern- Be it known that I, STANLEY REYNOLDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new vand useful Improvements in Burial-Casket Fasteners;

and I do declare thefollowing to be a full,

, with its under side upward at the side of the casket. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the casket with portions of the inside of the sides broken away. Fig. 3 is a perspective detailed view ofthe vertical ,pro-

jecting steel knobs or pins on the under side oi' the cover, and Fig. 4 is a similar view of the bottle-shapedsunken steel spring track' or plate.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all-thegures.

My invention has relation to concealed fastenings for burial-caskets, packing-boxes, or other cases or boxes; and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts of the same, which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A denotes the casket and B the detached cover, whichV may be of any desired construction. IIn the upper edges of the sides ofthe casket are a number of longitudinal bottle-shaped recesses 0,'each of which is covered by a catchplate, D, having a slot, E, cut in it corresponding to the shape of the recess covered by the plate, and forming a spring-tongue, F, which is depressed down into the recess and serves as a spring-track for the catch-lug, which operates in conjunction with plate D. One of the end pieces of the casket has a cylindrical vertical recess, G, opening at its lower portion upon the outside of the end piece in an inclined slot, H, and a cylindrical casing, I, is fitted into this recess. A springbolt, J, slides inside of casing I, and is provided with an arm, K, which projects out through the slot H, being provided at its outer end with a knob or button, by depressing which it will be seen that the spring-bolt will be-released from the vertical recess It in the under side of the reversible lid, with which it engages. recesses R at each end of the reversible lid, so that either end may be placed toward that end of the casket where the spring-bolt is arranged. f

Upon the under side of the reversible cover, near its outer edges and equal distances apart, are placed a number of studs, il?,4 connected by Shanks M to plates Q, byl means of which they are fastened to the under side of the lid. These studs I are made with beveled or inclined sides, and are slotted longitudinally at There is one of these vertical bolt- The operation of this deviceis as follows:

The reversible lid being placed upon the casket from either end, with the'studs M P rest` ing upon the plates` D, it is shoved toward one end, so as to cause the studs to enter the enlarged portion of the slots E and ride down the inclined spring-track F toward and into the reduced part of the slot, which is so narrow that it will prevent the `enlargement or head P of the catch from passing up through it. By means of the friction-rollers S the cover will glide easily and noiselessly into its proper position, so as to interlock with plates D; and by the time the head or catch-lug P engages with the narrow or reduced end of slot E the recess R,'at the appropriate end of the reversible lid,will engage the spring-bolt J and thereby lock the lid in position and pre- IOO vent endwise motion, so that the lid cannot by the lid. 4'Ihe top ofthe spring-bolt .I should be rounded or beveled, and that part of the under side of the reversible lid in which the vertical recesses R are niade has a smooth polished friction-plate, Z, so that the lid may slide easily over the top of the bolt in bringing the lid to its position.

It is obvious that my invcntion,although chieiiy intended for burial-caskets, may be used for any case or box having a removable cover, forming a very simple and effective fastening.

It will be seen that by construct-in g th e studs M I in the manner shown and described, and providing the lid at either` end with a vertical recess, It, adapted to receive the upper end of the lockingbolt l?, the lid is made reversible, thereby adding to the convenience with which it may be applied to the .casket or packing` box or case, and also increasing the length of time which the fastening will last when in use on packing boxes or cases, as when one side of the studs M I) becomes worn through continued use the lid can readily be reversed. By constructing a vertical locking-bolt sliding in a vertical recess, and by making the recesses R in the reversible lid vertical, thelid will be locked more iirmly in position and be more effectually prevented from being forced up and off b y any sudden push or Shock than would be the case if the locking-bolt were inclined outwardly.

similar cases, comprising a stud consisting of the shank M, having ahead or enlargement, P, with beveled or inclined sides, and slotted or recessed longitudinally at its lower edge, and provided with a iriction-rollcr,' S, inserted into said slot, and projecting only from the head in a line with the shank, so as to leave the ends or points ofthe head projecting endwise beyond the periphery of the wheel, and the slotted catch-plate I), having a springtongue, F, attached to the enlarged end of theA said slot, and projecting down nnderthe rcduccd end ofthe same, substantially as shown,

for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereofI hereto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.A

STANLEY REYNOLDS. \Vitnesses:

Giras. A. KEELER, DAVID N. SALrsnUnY. 

